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La ricerca in Alcatel-Lucent Italiae le sfide del futuro
Carlo Spinelli – Optics CTO
GTTI - Firenze - 18 Giugno 2008
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Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent, started in 2006, is the merge of Alcatel e Lucent Technologies, that includes Bell Laboratories
Worldwide leader in product, networks and services for fixed & mobile communications, convergent networks and IP technologies.
Direct presence in 130 Countries with 77.000 employees.
Revenue for 17,8 billion Euro in 2007
#1 in Broadband Access with 44% WW DSL market share
#1 in Optical Networks (terrestrial and submarine) with 23,5% WW market share
R&D: 2,7 billion invested in 2007; 25.000 active patents; 6 Nobel Laureates
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Alcatel-Lucent Italia Optics leadership
Optics is Worldwide Business Division of Alcatel-Lucent, with R&D and products for both Optical Networking and Wireless transmission
Alcatel-Lucent Optics is #1 in worldwide optical networking market share for seven consecutive years
1,000 Customers in 150 Countries
Paris areaParis area
Stuttgart, NurembergStuttgart, Nuremberg
Vimercate, Genova, Trieste, Rieti, Battipaglia,
Bari
Vimercate, Genova, Trieste, Rieti, Battipaglia,
Bari
Murray Hill (NJ), Westford (MA), Plano (TX), Ottawa (Canada)
Murray Hill (NJ), Westford (MA), Plano (TX), Ottawa (Canada)
Tel AvivTel Aviv
Shanghai, ChengdhuShanghai, Chengdhu
TimisoaraTimisoara
ISRAEL
ROMANIA
ITALY
FRANCE
GERMANY
CHINA
BangaloreBangalore
INDIA
NORTH AMERICA
GreenwichGreenwich
UK
Optics Head Quarters Optics Head Quarters are in Italy (are in Italy (VimercateVimercate))
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R&D in Alcatel-Lucent Italia: Where we are and how many
5 R&D SITES IN ITALY5 R&D SITES IN ITALY
VIMERCATEVIMERCATE
GENOVAGENOVA
RIETIRIETI
BATTIPAGLIABATTIPAGLIA
BARIBARI
~800 R&D employees~800 R&D employees(~ 31% of total ALU Italy accounts)(~ 31% of total ALU Italy accounts)
Optics - 78%Wireless Transmission - 18%Applications - 4%
• Investments in R&D in Italy are steadily grown over last three years
• Optics and Wireless Transmission R&D investments are constantly higher than in low cost countries
Optics R&D presence in Italy has solid history and positive trenOptics R&D presence in Italy has solid history and positive trendsds
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Main partnerships & relations with University & Research Centres
Corporate Research Partnership di ALU.
R&D collaborations for Optics products, Stages e Masters, EU &National projects participation
Stages and Masters, R&D collaborations for Optics products
Master and Seminars
Student Stages and seminars, EU projects participation, WiMAXstandardization
EU and National projects, Seminars
Stages, R&D collaboration (Elasis)
Seminars, technology scouting about local digital divide
Unisannio, FedII Napoli, Univ. Salerno, Univ Parthenope - EU and National projects, consultancy & projects for TMN.
Master
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Product Innovation done in Italy
19911991 19981998 20022002 20052005
1641SM 1660SM 1678MCC 1850TSS
1a Gen.<1 GbpsSDH
2a Gen.15/60 Gbps
SDHATMÐ@SDH
3a Gen.640GSDH
ATMÐ@SDH
4a Gen.320GSDHEth
MPLS-Transport
1.2T
20072007
� TLC markets is accelerating evolutions and requires a strong innovation capacity (product architecture, technology, throughput)
� Product life cycle is decreasing faster & faster:�To sustain competitiveness in benefit/costs�To maintain technology leadership in front of competition
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Innovations – International acknowledgements
� More than 70 registered patents in last 4 years
� Prestigious internal and external acknowledgments and awards. For example:
� Last family product 1850 TSS1850 TSS has been acknowledge best product in last two years. It received also Bell Labs Award in 2007
� Alberto Lometti of Alcatel-Lucent Italy has become “Bell Labs Fellow this year. Iit is the highest honour assigned by Bell Labs for individual contribution for TLC technology innovation
Innovation in ALU Italy has international acknowledgmentsInnovation in ALU Italy has international acknowledgments
Ethernet/MPLS
TDM
WDM3 separate platforms
1 purpose-builtconvergence platform
Universal Universal SwitchingSwitching
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R&D ALU Italy– an history of innovations
Innovation in functionality:� System innovation (P2P Multiplexers to high capacity XC, from single technology
SDH to Multi Service Node (SDH, ATM, Ethernet, WDM integrated)� Electronic Integration (ASIC, FPGA)� Standard drivers to move SDH intrinsic high QoS, OAM & Protection to packet (T-
MPLS leader in ITU now migrating to IETF with relevant editorship in MPLS-TP
Innovation in Technology:� Optical Technologies:
– from 155Mbps to 40Gbps (new electronic technologies and materials (GaAs, SiGe,InP,) .. and 100Gbps is on the way
– New modulation formats (from NRZ to multi-level signals, phase modulation, adaptive modulation)
– From SDH to Ethernet– Optical fibre spectrum utilization (WDM system from 200GHz grid to
50GHz�80@40Gbps is a reasonable target), from C-band to L-band– Enhanced FECs (various patents registered) – Reconfigurable Optics (tuneable lasers, ROADM..)
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R&D ALU Italy an history of innovations
� Innovation in Technology:� Digital electronics:
– Synchronous streams (PDH, SDH, OTN) and Asynchronous stream (Ethernet) heterogeneous signal wrapping (SDH, OTN, Ethernet),
– Complex ASICs and FPGA (for FEC, Bit Error rate monitoring, fault management, channels switching)
– Packet management (x10 complexity vs synchronous CBR streams)
– Reduce footprint & increase performances (new devices with 90 & 65nm CMOS technology)
– Solutions for very high power consumption & dissipation (new material to reduce thermal resistance, heat pipes, Ball Grid Array
– New power distribution architecture & devices
� Backplane design:– Connector evolutions: From simple Ohmic interconnection to complex shielded pairs
– I/O buffers evolved from pure current sources to sophisticated analogue and digital processing elements (tuneable Pre-emphasis and equalization, mullti-level signals
– From 38Mbps in late ’80’s to 3Gbps per connection (and 6Gbps is coming), up to 80/160Gbps per slot
– The new challenge: optical backplanes with low cost/high performance optics.
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R&D ALU Italy an history of innovations
� Innovation in System Architecture� No single point of failure (power supply, line cards, synchronization, control) in 1+1 or N+1
protection
� From distributed to centralized fabric
� Very high Power supply architectures (up to 10KW per rack, 3.5W per shelf, 160W per slot)
� Products family sharing same boards and software in different node capacity (from 40G to 640G … and 3.4 Tera in next future)
� Innovation to reduce costs� Multi-technology&cost effective equipments (WDM switching, packet switching, TDM switching
combined and flexible provisioned)
� Reduce the number of boards and product family concept to reduce inventory costs
� NM for Element and Network Layer management to save Opex
� The new challenge:– Photonic Integrated Circuits for cost-effective, high port density and higher capacity
optical communications systems
– “green” equipment that a the end of their life can be ecologically dismissed and without hazardous substances
– Lower power consumption (back to “old days” 300W per shelf without forced cooling)
To know more innovation in Optics, ref to To know more innovation in Optics, ref to Special Issue of USA MagazineSpecial Issue of USA Magazine““FiberFiber and Integrated Opticsand Integrated Optics”” on Optical Communications in Italyon Optical Communications in Italy
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TLC Challenges
Market drives for steadily cost per bit drop:� new optical components and equipment architecture are key for Operator sustainable
investmentsVery high Broadband Access (>100Mbps) requires new generation Optical equipments:
� key technology innovations to reduce foot-print, provide scalable solutions, Photopic & Electronic Integration, lower power consumptions
� Flexible&low cost Optical components (e.g. PIC’s) & Carrier Class packet (MPLS-TP) integration with multi-vendor Network Management integration
Core network requires x10 performances:� new 100G line rates with LH non-regenerated span (>1000Km), low cost optical
backplanesKeep National Optics attractiveness: � Optical innovation requires investment synergies beyond single company. National
photopic coordination of Research Centers, Universities, Component vendor and System Vendor is a must for National competitiveness in TLC. PHORIT initiative is a good example to coordinate R&D (e.g. for new materials, common foundries, reduced overlapping in basic research) and motivate public/private investments
� TLC public investments and financial support (e-g. “Decreto MiSE” and “Industria2015”-including ICT- are good signals to maintain the competitiveness levels as in others countries (e.g., Korea, Japan, Germany, France) where ICT is a primary country target
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